Runner for vehicles



PATENTED FEB. 2 1904.

J.FAUGHER.- RUNNER FOR VEHICLES.

APPLIOATIOIN FILED AUG. 21, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented February 2, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

RUNNER FOR VEHICLES,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 750,957, dated F rua y2, 1904.

Application filed August 21, 1903;

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JU'LES FAUOHER, of Lawrence, in the county of Essex,State of Massachusetts, have made certain new and useful Improvements inRunners for Vehicles, of which the following is a descriptionsufficientl y full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in theart or science to which said invention appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation ofavehiclewheel, showing my improved runner attached; Fig. 2, a verticaltransverse section on line 2 2 in Fig. 1, showing the clamp; Fig. 3, aperspective View of the nut-lock, and Fig. 4 a perspective View of thetrig or wedge.

Like letters and figures of reference indicate corresponding parts inthe different figures of the drawings.

My invention relates especially to an improvement in detachable runnersand means for mounting them on the wheels of vehicles for use insledding, it being designed especially as an improvement on the deviceshown and described in my United States Letters Patent No. 3A1,4:67,dated May 11, 1886, the object being particularly to cheapen suchdevice, acquiring equal efiiciency with a less number of parts, andwhile lightening materially the structure of the runner to maintainrequisite strength.

The nature and operation of the device will be readily understood bythose conversant with such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, K represents the runner considered as a whole. This Iconstruct of a single strip or band of metal of suitable breadth andstrength. Beginning at 00, Fig. 1, the band is carried horizontally,forming the head 0. Then it is bent vertically downward at z and curvedto form the toe of the runner, thence again horizontally, forming thebase A or what is usually known as the shoe when a metal-bound woodenrunner is used. At the heel y it is curved slightly upward, thencecarried back horizontally over Serial No. 170,343. (No model.)

the shoe a determined distance,where a wedge or block 30 is insertedbetween the two arms of the band, which are bolted together and held bybolts z' 2', passing through said block. Thence the band is curvedvertically upward, forming a seat B for the felly m of the wheel L, saidseat terminating at the point x, to which it is secured by a bolt (Z.Thence the band is carried diagonally and radially of the .toe of therunner to which it is bolted, forming a brace f. A complete runner, itwill thus be seen, is formed from the single band of metal. Asupplemental brace 72 for additional strength is bolted to seat B andshoe A.

Between the two arms forming the heel of the runner U -shaped guards p pare held, their arms extending diagonally upward and adapted to admitthe felly of the wheel be tween them. Each of the guard-arms has anenlarged bolt-opening w of sufficient size to admit the head of bolt o,designed to connect corresponding arms. These boltopenings terminate insmaller openings fitted to receive the shanks of the bolts and notpermit the heads to pass. A similar set of U-guards is disposed near thehead of the runner.

A jam-screw q carries a nut s, elongated to slide vertically between theguard-arms and pass under the shanks of the bolts 4;. On the lower endof the screw rabbeted for the purpose a block 7* is swiveled and shapedto en-' gage the inner face of the wheel-felly. A check-nut t is on thescrew above the nuts. These guards, screws, and nuts form clamps forsecuring the wheel to the runner-seat and are substantially the sameconstruction shown in the patent referred to above. In this case therunner being so light and rigid two sets only are employed, one at theheel and one at the head, as shown; but as an additional precautionagainst lateral slip I midway and near the wedge 230 secure anangle-iron guard 50.

The wedge or trig H, which is a salient part of my present invention,also consists of a single band of metal having a horizontal base 25 andthen bent back on, itself, forming a seat 26 in the same are as the seatproper, B, of the runner. Thence the band is bent down into a truss 27and thence horizontally at 28 to rest on its base. The end 28 is slottedat 29 to play on the shank of a bolt 51, which passes through the baseof the Wedge and the upper arm of the runner-heel.

In the use of my improvement, the Wedge being displaced, thecarriage-wheel L is run onto the seat of the runner between the guardsp. The nut sis then adjusted between the guard-arms over the felly, theblock 1 engaging said felly, as shown. The bolts Q: are passed throughthe enlarged bolt-openings w and over ends of nut s and when thejamscrew q is turned are driven by said nut into the upper ends of saidopenings, with the result of driving the block 0 against the wheelfellyand rigidly securing the runner to said wheel in a manner obviouswithout a more explicit description. The check-nut t is turned intoengagement with nut s with the usual efiect. As an additionalprecautionI employ a lock-plate D. (Shown in Fig. 3.) This comprises abody 15, having two openings 16, connected by a slot 17 to allow springfor the heads of bolts 0) to pass into said openings. An arm 18 projectshorizontally from the lower edge of this plate and has its end slit at20 into a bolt-hole 19, in which the jam-screw q is fitted to work. Thislock-plate prevents separation of bolts '0 and the parts Working looseby jar. After the Wheel is adjusted on the runner-seat the wedge H isinserted between the rear guards p and secured to the runner-heel bybolt 51, forming a trig for the wheel and a part of the seat, relievingalso the strain on the clamps when backing the vehicle.

In my former device it was necessary to lift the vehicle in order toadjust it on the runners. By use of the wedge H the vehicle even whenloaded can be run onto or ofi the runners.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is 1. The detachablerunner, K, for wheeled vehicles comprising a single band of flat metalbent to form the shoe, A, the heel, y, the upwardly-curved seat, B,head, at, and brace, f, all these parts being integral and said bracebeing directed diagonally of and secured to the toe of said runner.

2. The runner, K, constructed of a single band of metal bent to form theintegral shoe, toe, heel, seat and brace substantially as specified incombination with the wedge, H, constructed of a single band of metalbent to form seat 26 and truss, 27, substantially as shown.

3. In a device of the character described the wedge, H, having thehorizontal base, 25, curved seat 26, truss, 27, and slotted horizontalportion, 28, all said parts being arranged substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

J ULES FAUCHER.

I WVitnesses:

NAPOLEON DRONIN, WM. J. CARROLL.

